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Richard Walz

Richard Walz is the illustrator of many humorous historical Step into Reading books. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Take a Hike, Teddy Roosevelt!
George, Thomas, and Abe!
Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner
Listen Up!
Babe Ruth Saves Baseball!
Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race
George Washington and the General's Dog
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares
The Fly on the Ceiling
The Pudgy Book of Mother Goose

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Take a Hike, Teddy Roosevelt!
George, Thomas, and Abe!
Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner
Listen Up!
Babe Ruth Saves Baseball!
Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race
George Washington and the General's Dog
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares
The Fly on the Ceiling
The Pudgy Book of Mother Goose

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